Benin
SPI: 75.48
Species Protection Index Average: 42
National Report Card: Benin
Benin’s landscape is mostly flat plain, which rises to hills and low mountains, and a relatively small coastline along the southern Atlantic Ocean. In Benin most of the country is used for human activities, in its majority by rainfed agriculture.
The rarity of marine fish and mammals is also high. Challenges to biodiversity in Benin include water pollution; wildlife poaching; deforestation; and desertification, which is accelerated by regular droughts.
30%
of land currently protected
813
total land vertebrate species
3
endemic land vertebrate species
Species of significant conservation interest
Mona Monkey
41
amphibians / 0 endemic
479
birds / 0 endemic
160
mammals / 0 endemic
133
reptiles / 3 endemic
Information on this page was sourced from the CIA World Factbook and the Half-Earth Project Map.
